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Pedestrian killed crossing Hamilton Avenue

A 60-year-old woman was hit and killed by a tractor trailer early Wednesday in Red Hook, police said.

A truck traveling westbound on Hamilton Avenue struck the victim down as she crossed the busy intersection at Court Street at about 6:40 am, cops said.

The woman, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police do not suspect any criminality in the case.

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